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​Last year researchers demonstrated an origami-style battery that could produce electricity using dirty water. The team has now given its bacteria-powered device a nice little boost, tweaking the design to resemble an origami ninja star and upping the power density in the process. ​​

​There's a certain satisfaction in gliding a wheeled suitcase over a smooth airport floor, but, faced with a flight of stairs, a heavily-packed case become an encumbrance. Not so the new TraxPack, which drops onto its side to slide up staircases with relative ease.

The Garmin Vivoactive HR is a fitness tracker which pairs GPS and heart-rate monitoring with a comprehensive array of activity and sports modes. We recently tried one out to see what it can do.

​We've already seen handlebar stems that let you swivel your bicycle's handlebars sideways, so they don't stick out when your bike is parked somewhere cramped. The Stokbikes system has that too, although it also incorporates magnetic folding pedals that'll help keep your bike from falling over.​

We spent a week with the Beetle Dune that harkens back to the Baja Bugs of the 1960s and 1970s. Although this modern rendition isn't built to tackle the open desert, sand dunes and beaches​ like the vehicles that inspired it, we found the Beetle Dune to hold a lot of appeal nonetheless.

​The BMW 7 Series has been boosted with V8 and V12 options, but there's been no hybrid variant to cater for oligarchs with an environmental conscience. That hole has been plugged with the 740i ePerformance, a limousine with claimed economy figures to rival three-cylinder hatchbacks.

Adding something that gives it a bit more bling without tarnishing the original patina of a classic motor car makes for a special day. After adding new wheels to a 1965 Dodge Dart GT, we added RimBlades protectors and then tested everything out in a local parade.

​British defense and aerospace company BAE Systems is looking to revolutionize how we measure airspeed, replacing conventional, air-pressure-based systems with tech that bounces around ultraviolet lasers to get the job done.​

Less is more when it comes to a tiny home's weight, but when it comes to floorspace, more is more appealing. With its spacious and light-filled interior, plus a high-end finish, this as-yet-unnamed tiny house ticks all the right boxes.

Einstein starred at Christie's London auctions on July 13 alongside a number of landmark scientific works by Besler, Rheticus, Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Schoner and Luca Pacioli.

The Venture OHV (off highway vehicle) teardrop trailer from North Carolina's Inka Outdoor makes an immediate impression, whether on-highway or off. Its gullwing doors give it a distinct look, while a rugged chassis and build allow it to go places other trailers wouldn't dare.

Researchers from New York University Shanghai and the University of Hong Kong discovered that playing action-based video games can strengthen a person's visual motor skills and possibly improve real-world skills such as driving.